01. Let Me Help You

(Raven's POV)

Let me help you, I can help you. Skin slapping against skin, sweat, heavy breathing, my heart pulsing in my ears, tears. You can't help me, Raven, I'm too far gone.

I snap out of the dream, my eyes cracking open. What the fuck? I just had a wet dream. Great, I'm having wet dreams in class.

I pick up my pencil to draw something, anything, to take my mind off of the intense dream. The words, that voice.

He sounded like he was in so much pain like he was miserable, but we're all sad right now so I don't know why the dream makes me so uneasy.

I haven't felt this way since the war ended. I still remember everything from that day. January second twenty twenty-two. (02,02,2022)

It was on the news after school, the reporters were all so relieved, depressed but relieved.

Happy that the bloodshed had finally ended. Happy that their families and children could finally stop dying.

Even if it means we now belonged to a world we'd only dreamed and read of.

A world that no one was prepared to be in. Of course, some had already prepared bunkers to escape some dumb birdbrain zombies.

Nobody prepared for smart high tech robots, vicious werewolves, deadly vampires, or even monstrous mermaids.

Nobody knew what was coming, nobody predicted they would all come at once.

Together in a supernatural pack determined to rule the world, to strip us from our freedom, and control us like how we'd controlled our pets.

"Ms. Lowe!" All heads turn in my direction as I force my eyes from the vivid drawing of the dream.

I'd only finished halfway before I was so rudely interrupted like I don't already know the answer to whatever the tin can is about to ask me to solve.

"Please tell me the answer to number eleven." Factor the algebraic expression: 11. 6x2 - 21 x y + 8 x z - 28 y z.

I sigh, it picked an easy one, I couldn't have at least gotten a more challenging one, number fifteen for example.

"3x(2x - 7y) + 4z(2x - 7y) = (2x - 7y)(3x + 4z)." It's metal mouth clicks in annoyance, "I see that you understand the lesson, but you're required to stay focused in class."

I give it a small smile, nodding, "Of course." The phone rings right as the tin can is about to start teaching again.

The thing's heavy feet clang against the floor as it makes its way to the phone. Interrupted twice already? The universe must really want to stop today's lesson.

"Hello?" I can hear everything it's saying from the back of the room, "I will send her right away."

"Raven, please pack your things, and walk to the office." I nod, and the class starts whispering about how I'm in trouble.

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"Raven, I want to offer you a chance to get a higher education, in a more promising school."

I sit up straight, intrigued. "What kind of school?" He clears his throat, "A private school."

"Private schools are only for the vingdohe dohing." I inject, "No humans are supposed to go there. It's dangerous." (Special ones)

He sighs, "The school board already ok'd it. Now it's up to you and your parents if you decide to go or not."

I shake my head, "So what you're actually saying is that you want me to risk my safety just to get a better education?"

He sighs, "Whatever you choose to do is entirely up to you, Ms. Lowe."

Word Count: 602

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